Conus cacao is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus cacao | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. cacao
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983 [2]
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 22 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
edit- ^ Monnier, E. (2013). "Conus cacao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15307977A42830714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15307977A42830714.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Ferrario, M., 1983. La Piu' Grande Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di Tutto Il Mondo, 1
- ^ a b Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2011.
- Ferrario, 1983 Più grande l'Enciclopedia delle Conchiglie di tutto il mondo, vol. 2
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus cacao.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Lautoconus mercator mercator cacao". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- Lectotype in MNHN, Paris
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